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News Iraqi women still face discriminatory laws in post-Saddam period, Amnesty reports
Iraqi women still face discriminatory laws in post-Saddam period, Amnesty reports
Chris Buell
February 22, 2005 09:11:00 am

Iraqi women face increased violence and more restrictions on freedom in the period after Saddam Hussein's regime was toppled, according to an Amnesty International report released Tuesday. Amnesty found that systematic repression of women common under Saddam's...

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News Legal agenda and live webcasts ~ Tuesday, Feb. 22
Legal agenda and live webcasts ~ Tuesday, Feb. 22
Chris Buell
February 22, 2005 12:01:00 am

Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Tuesday, Feb. 22.The US Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in two cases beginning at 10 AM ET today. In...

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News Legal agenda and live webcasts ~ Monday, Feb. 21
Legal agenda and live webcasts ~ Monday, Feb. 21
Chris Buell
February 21, 2005 12:01:00 am

Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Monday, Feb. 21.The US Senate and US House are in recess today for the President's Day holiday. Both will resume their sessions...

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News Legal agenda and live webcasts ~ Friday, Feb. 18
Legal agenda and live webcasts ~ Friday, Feb. 18
Chris Buell
February 18, 2005 12:01:00 am

Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Friday, Feb. 18.On Capitol Hill, the US Senate convenes at 10 AM ET for the reading of President George Washington's farewell address...

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News Israeli defense minister halts demolition of suicide bombers’ homes
Israeli defense minister halts demolition of suicide bombers’ homes
Chris Buell
February 17, 2005 12:55:00 pm

Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz Thursday ordered a halt to the razing of homes of Palestinian suicide bombers after a committee report showed that the policy had little deterrent effect and inflamed tensions with Palestinians. The...

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News Legal agenda and live webcasts ~ Thursday, Feb. 17
Legal agenda and live webcasts ~ Thursday, Feb. 17
Chris Buell
February 17, 2005 12:01:00 am

Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Thursday, Feb. 17.On Capitol Hill, the US Senate meets at 10 AM ET today, when it will consider S. 5 ,...

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News Legal agenda and live webcasts ~ Wednesday, Feb. 16
Legal agenda and live webcasts ~ Wednesday, Feb. 16
Chris Buell
February 16, 2005 12:01:00 am

Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Wednesday, Feb. 16.The US Senate convenes at 9:30 AM ET today, and it will consider S. 384, the Nazi War Crimes Working...

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News EU high court confirms merger over antitrust division’s protests
EU high court confirms merger over antitrust division’s protests
Chris Buell
February 15, 2005 04:41:00 pm

The European Court of Justice ruled Tuesday that a merger between Tetra Laval and Sidel can proceed over the objections of the European Commission's antitrust office . The decision is one...

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News Microsoft denies report of threatening Denmark over EU patent laws
Microsoft denies report of threatening Denmark over EU patent laws
Chris Buell
February 15, 2005 04:17:00 pm

Microsoft has denied reports in the Danish media that Chairman Bill Gates threatened the Danish prime minister that the company would eliminate jobs in the country if it did not back an EU patent law proposal. Danish...

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News Iranian judiciary denies harassing Nobel winning human rights lawyer
Iranian judiciary denies harassing Nobel winning human rights lawyer
Chris Buell
February 15, 2005 02:57:00 pm

The Iranian Judiciary Tuesday denied accusations by Nobel Prize winning lawyer Shirin Ebadi that it had harassed her and placed restrictions on her representation of political prisoners. A judiciary spokesman said that...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Supreme Court ruled corporations due equal protection rights

On May 10, 1886, the US Supreme Court ruled in Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad Company that corporations were "persons" within the terms of the Fourteenth Amendment, and therefore were due rights of equal protection under state law.

Nelson Mandela became first black president of South Africa

On May 10, 1994, Nelson Mandela was inaugurated as the first black President of South Africa. Before becoming President, Mandela was an anti-Apartheid leader in segregated South Africa. He served twenty-seven years in prison before his release in 1990, after which he was elected president of the country. Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.

Read a biography of Nelson Mandela from the Nobel Foundation.

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